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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778535903321

Titolo

Strengthening forensic science in the United States [[electronic resource] ] : a path forward / / Committee on Identifying the Needs of the Forensic Science Community, Committee on Science, Technology, and Law Policy and Global Affairs, Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2009

ISBN

0-309-14239-3

1-282-27264-0

9786612272646

0-309-13131-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (349 p.)

Disciplina

363.250973

Soggetti

Forensic sciences - United States

Criminal investigation - United States

Evidence, Criminal - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 The Forensic Science Community and the Need for Integrated Governance""; ""3 The Admission of Forensic Science Evidence in Litigation""; ""4 The Principles of Science and Interpreting Scientific Data""; ""5 Descriptions of Some Forensic Science Disciplines""; ""6 Improving Methods, Practice, and Performance in Forensic Science""; ""7 Strengthening Oversight of Forensic Science Practice""; ""8 Education and Training in Forensic Science""

""9 Medical Examiner and Coroner Systems: Current and Future Needs""""10 Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems""; ""11 Homeland Security and the Forensic Science Disciplines""; ""Appendix A: Biographical Information of Committee and Staff""; ""Appendix B: Committee Meeting Agendas""; ""Index""